ALCTS Network News v11n10 (April 18, 1996) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v11n10 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 11, Number 10 April 18, 1996 In this issue VOLUNTEERS NEEDED CCS DISCUSSION GROUPS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE AV COMMITTEE TO HOLD PROGRAM ON PRESERVATION OF MEDIA RESOURCES SUCCESSOR TO _SLOW FIRES_ PLANNED BY CPA AND ACLS PROGRAMS OF INTEREST TO PRESERVATIONISTS WILSON LAUNCHES "HEADLINE NEWS" WEB SERVICE FOR LIBRARIANS ************************************************************************** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The ALCTS Membership Committee is organizing a booth at the Annual Conference and would like to invite ALCTS members who will be in New York at the conference to volunteer an hour or two to staff the booth. It's fun and provides an opportunity to see friends and colleagues, meet new people, and let potential members know about ALCTS. Exhibit hours are Saturday, July 6, 9 a.m. -4 p.m.; Sunday, July 7, 9: a.m.-5: p.m.; Monday, July 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Tuesday July 9, 9: a.m.-3 p.m. To sign up, contact Beverley Geer-Butler (ALCTS Membership Booth Coordinator), Maddux Library, Trinity University, via e-mail to bgeer@trinity.edu. *************** CCS DISCUSSION GROUPS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group Saturday, July 6, 2-4 p.m. Topics will include maintenance of a library's World Wide Web page and centralization versus decentralization of catalog management activities. During the New York meeting, the group will select a vice-chair/chair elect for 1997. Contact Jodi Williamschen, chair of the group, at jodiw@iii.com to volunteer and to suggest additional discussion topics. CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group Saturday, July 6, 9:30-11 a.m. On the agenda is a discussion of local implementation of NACO standards and workflows. Diane Hillmann from Cornell University and Louisa Kreider from the Cleveland Public Library will speak about their respective institutions' experiences in becoming NACO libraries. A general discussion period will follow. CCS Copy Cataloging Discussion Group Sunday, July 7, 2-4 p.m. This year's theme is "New Innovations in Cataloging: The Impact of Technology on Copy Cataloging, Part IV." Attendees are invited to the continuation of the successful Midwinter discussion on how technological innovations and changes, coupled with increased demands for productivity and decreasing funds, have dramatically changed copy cataloging operations. Presentations will be given by Sue Neumeister, SUNY Buffalo, on the training of copy catalogers in acquisitions; Beacher Wiggins and David Williamson, Library of Congress, on new LC software applications to enhance cataloging activities; and Deborah Fritz, the MARC of Quality, on record reviews and quality control MARC records. A discussion session will follow the presentations. For further information, contact Vicki Toy Smith, chair, at vicki@unr.edu or 702/784-4692; or Karen Davis, vice-chair/chair-elect at kjdavis@hawk.syr.edu or 315/443-9777. CMDS Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries Discussion Group Saturday, July 6, 2 p.m. This discussion will focus on organizational restructuring and the future of collection development. Topics include whether collecting and managing electronic information has redefined the role of collection development librarians sufficiently to warrant restructuring; how this redefinition influences the choice between full-time bibliographers and part-time selectors; and reconsidering the place of collection development within the library organization. Speakers are Bonita Bryant, assistant director for collection development, University at Albany, SUNY; and Stephen Bosch, information access librarian, University of Arizona Library. An open discussion will follow their presentations. *************** ALCTS AV COMMITTEE PLANS PROGRAM ON PRESERVATION OF MEDIA RESOURCES The ALCTS Audiovisual Committee will hold a program titled "Here today, gone tomorrow: preservation issues of media resources" on Saturday, July 6, 9:30-12:30. Be a part of the solution! Learn how to preserve your collection without being a preservationist. Speakers will address cost-effective methods for increasing shelf-life within your existing facility. Topics will include an overview of the issues and new technologies; video preservation; electronic and digital media; and physical processing. Participants will learn practical techniques that can be applied to their own collections. Speakers are Kris Brancolini, Indiana University; Jim Lindner, Vidipax; Mark Roosa, Huntington Library; Karen Driessen, University of Montana. Sheila Smyth, Nazareth College, will moderate. *************** SUCCESSOR TO _SLOW FIRES_ PLANNED BY CPA AND ACLS The Commission on Preservation and Access and the American Council of Learned Societies are developing a film and video focusing on the preservation of and access to information in a digital environment. A one-hour broadcast film and a 30-minute video version will be created to alert broad audiences to the urgent need to ensure continuing access to knowledge that is created, stored, and distributed electonically. Research on this film began in January 1993, when the Commission engagedTerry Sanders of the American Film Foundation, who produced _Slow Fires_, to develop an outline during an initial conceptual phase. For more information see the January 1996 _Newsletter_ of the Commission. *************** PROGRAMS OF INTEREST TO PRESERVATIONISTS Scanning SOLINET, the Southeastern Library Network, is sponsoring a full-day preservation workshop May 1 on digitizing library and archival materials. Titled "To Scan or Not to Scan: What are the Questions?" it is designed to give participants the tools needed to make informed decisions about undertaking scanning projects. Morning events include two presentations: Anne Keeney, associate director, Preservation at Cornell, will discuss "Digital Imaging: A Theoretical and Technical Overview"; and Tom Hickerson, director, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections and co-director, Cornell Digital Access Coalition, will present "Exploring Models for Collaborative Development and Management of Digital Collections." The keynote speaker is Deanna Marcum, president of the Commission and the Council on Library Resources. The afternoon will begin with a panel discussion with representatives from Emory University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and University of Tennessee who will present case studies on their institution's scanning projects. There will also be break-out sessions on indexing, searching and retrieval; copyright and intellectual control; funding; implications for resource sharing-SOLINET's role; and outsourcing scanning. To register, contact Steve Eberhardt at 800/999-8558, ext. 285. For more information, contact Julie Arnott at ext. 256. Digital Imaging The Cornell University Library Department of Preservation and Conservation will offer a week-long workshop on the use of digital imaging technology in libraries and archives, to be held from July 14-19, 1996 in Ithaca, New York. Enrollment in this intensive workshop is limited to sixteen. Applications are due May 15, 1996. The registration fee is $1,350. This workshop builds on the 1995-96 series on Digital Imaging for Preservation and Access, co-sponsored by the Commission on Preservation and Access, the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and the Hewlett-Packard Company. The workshop is intended for librarians, archivists, records managers, curators, preservation administrators, and other information professionals who are responsible for collecting, preserving, and making accessible documentary materials. It is designed as an intensive one-week training program to provide participants with the means to develop a baseline knowledge about the use of digital image technology, from conversion to presentation. The training will focus on the reformatting of paper- or film-based library and archival materials and the use of digital images in a networked environment. Each workshop will combine the practical with the theoretical. Participants will be introduced to the vocabulary and concepts of digital image technology, the components of imaging systems and their attendant costs, and factors affecting image quality and throughput. Through lectures, an extensive training notebook, group exercises, and six hours of directed lab assignments, participants will develop the means to select collections for digitization, and benchmark requirements for conversion and access. Anne R. Kenney and Stephen Chapman, who co-taught the 1995-96 series, will serve as the principal faculty. They will be joined by James Reilly, who will present a session on digital conversion of photographic materials, and Carl Lagoze, who will present a session on indexing and database management. For more information, send e-mail to preserve@cornell.edu. Care of Audio-Visual Materials Problems involved in caring for audio-visual materials will be the topic of a half-day program held in conjunction with the annual spring meeting of the Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists. This special session will be held on Friday, June 7, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the Howard Johnson Hotel at Temple Square. "Audio-Visual Materials: A Stake in the Future" will consist of two sessions. In the first, the special problems encountered in moving image collections will be discussed by Helene Whitson, San Francisco State University Archives. A panel discussion about preservation of magnetic and photographic media will follow. A special registration of $35 is being offered to individuals (members & non-members) who wish to attend only the AV materials program. The fee includes lunch. To request more information or obtain registration packets, contact Kenneth R. Williams at kwilliam@email.state.ut.us. *************** WILSON LAUNCHES "HEADLINE NEWS" WEB SERVICE FOR LIBRARIANS "Hot Flashes/Library News" is now available free on Wilson Web, the H. W. Wilson World Wide Web site. Brief announcements, position changes, breaking news, book awards, and other kinds of news of interest to the library community will be posted on Wilson Web every day at http://www.hwwilson.com/libnews.html. News is compiled from print press releases, listservs, and e-mail information and is updated daily around noon Eastern time. Each entry for "Hot Flashes" has a web link, e-mail address, and/or telephone number for further information. To submit items for "Hot Flashes/Library News," any medium is acceptable. 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